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Least favourite hole?

• senec 252 Posts

  Tue, Oct 30 2012 10:44 AM

  The first hole at Olympic is no picnic;you need the most distance possible of the tee to be able to reach the green in two but if the wind is from right to left,you have no choice but to take a chance going through the trees.I've tried going onto the other fairway right but wgt won't allow it:out of bound,lost ball LOL.By the way I've noticed that the ball goes right through the trees lately.I don't think it was the case at the beginning.Anyone notice this?Anyway ,difficult par right at the start of the round.

• DavidEEllis7 3 Posts

  Wed, Oct 31 2012 8:34 AM

  There is only one way to play the road hole at St Andrews on WGT or for real:

  Do not get in the rough.

  Do not get in the green side bunker.

  Say thank you for a bogey and move on.

   

  David

• borntobesting 9,701 Posts

  Wed, Oct 31 2012 10:45 AM

  DavidEEllis7:

  There is only one way to play the road hole at St Andrews on WGT or for real:

  Do not get in the rough.

  Do not get in the green side bunker.

  Say thank you for a bogey and move on.

   

  David

  And don't hit the bank of the bunker. The ball with take off like a rocket if it does.I just finished a CC tourney and at 17 my ball landed right on top of the bank of the bunker and took off like a rocket and ended up out of bounds. I ended up with a double bogey 6 and went from -6 to -4. 

• Dougie4042 4,410 Posts

  Sat, Nov 24 2012 12:01 AM

  filmslayer:

  st. andy's # 17 from the legend tee's with the wind into you is a beast ...

   

  Hooooooooooo!  I couldn't agree more.  Impossible!

• Dougie4042 4,410 Posts

  Sat, Nov 24 2012 12:18 AM

  saltiresfan:

  Here's how to play Oakmont 9 ;)

  Incredible shot!

• TonyPhil 74 Posts

  Sat, Nov 24 2012 4:11 PM

  I agree with most here. The 9th at Oakmont seems to be the toughest. The 12th at Whistler and 18th at Cabo are crazy as well, especially around the greens.

  For the 15th on Bethpage, I've adapted to adding 20 yards on my 2nd shot to the pin along with aiming left of the flag (close to the left rough actually). Most of the time you have to ding it in order to pull of the shot. I then adjust appropriately according to the wind.

   

• SGTBilko 1,686 Posts

  Sun, Nov 25 2012 7:44 AM

  TonyPhil:

  For the 15th on Bethpage, I've adapted to adding 20 yards on my 2nd shot to the pin along with aiming left of the flag (close to the left rough actually). Most of the time you have to ding it in order to pull of the shot. I then adjust appropriately according to the wind.

   

  I agree with you completely, while I rarely have such luck to hit an eagle like in this shot, often I can put the ball within 2-3 feet using this method.

• Lmorgan007 408 Posts

  Mon, Nov 26 2012 5:01 AM

  The hardest hole for me is Oakmont #9, although I agree that the various other holes mentioned on this thread are all tough, however the OP's question was not 'toughest' but 'least favourite' hole.

   

  So to directly answer the question I'd have to say #10 at CCC and #17 at Kia.  Neither is especially tough, but if you are using Nike balls and the meter sticks, you say goodbye instantly to $1.50.  Now THAT annoys me more than any bogie!

• sonarwave 13 Posts

  Mon, Nov 26 2012 10:44 AM

  I have to say for me it is St Andrews #17. That is pretty much the only hole that I have hit the ball anywhere apart from where I want it. There is the huge bunker, the massive hill at the front of the green and the road at the back. When I do hit it onto the green the ball tends to bounce off the green and get stuck in the rough. A par on this hole for me is a wonderful surprise.